GUATEMALA VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,038	1	9,825	+ 24,213
Stroke	2	11,328	6	4,849	+ 6,479
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,264	2	9,245	- 981
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	8,053	12	1,957	+ 6,096
Lung Cancers	5	7,653	35	391	+ 7,262
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,318	3	6,932	- 614
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,717	31	464	+ 5,253
Lung Disease	8	4,920	13	1,901	+ 3,019
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,513	38	282	+ 3,231
Breast Cancer	10	3,294	28	495	+ 2,799
Kidney Disease	11	3,073	4	6,277	- 3,204
Lymphomas	12	2,059	43	229	+ 1,830
Prostate Cancer	13	2,056	24	846	+ 1,210
Falls	14	2,008	20	1,371	+ 636
Stomach Cancer	15	1,933	17	1,570	+ 363
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,927	34	393	+ 1,534
Ovary Cancer	17	1,323	50	133	+ 1,190
Liver Cancer	18	1,311	15	1,765	- 454
Bladder Cancer	19	1,288	55	57	+ 1,231
Hypertension	20	1,288	26	679	+ 609
Leukemia	21	1,074	27	601	+ 474
Suicide	22	1,036	22	1,039	- 3
Oral Cancer	23	971	49	142	+ 829
Liver Disease	24	896	5	5,684	- 4,789
Skin Disease	25	890	42	232	+ 658
Other Neoplasms	26	857	56	42	+ 815
Inflammatory/Heart	27	852	44	225	+ 626
Uterin Cancer	28	804	59	27	+ 777
Oesophagus Cancer	29	786	48	144	+ 642
Endocrine Disorders	30	741	29	486	+ 256
Road Traffic Accidents	31	703	8	4,026	- 3,323
Congenital Anomalies	32	671	18	1,517	- 845
Other Injuries	33	635	10	2,466	- 1,831
Skin Cancers	34	543	46	195	+ 348
Low Birth Weight	35	438	16	1,658	- 1,220
Asthma	36	323	36	335	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	280	23	1,029	- 750
Drug Use	38	266	40	272	- 5
Cervical Cancer	39	173	25	808	- 635
Violence	40	172	7	4,411	- 4,239
HIV/AIDS	41	143	21	1,173	- 1,030
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	132	85	0	+ 132
Epilepsy	43	132	33	463	- 331
Birth Trauma	44	114	19	1,466	- 1,352
Multiple Sclerosis	45	113	60	21	+ 93
Anemia	46	110	83	0	+ 110
Alcohol	47	105	14	1,799	- 1,694
Drownings	48	88	32	463	- 375
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	85	54	62	+ 23
Osteoarthritis	50	83	84	0	+ 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	74	52	82	- 7
Tuberculosis	52	61	37	301	- 240
Hepatitis C	53	50	66	2	+ 48
War	54	44	68	2	+ 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	40	9	2,617	- 2,577
Meningitis	56	31	41	271	- 240
Schizophrenia	57	26	80	0	+ 26
Poisonings	58	20	39	275	- 255
Upper Respiratory	59	14	57	34	- 20
Malnutrition	60	14	11	1,981	- 1,967
Hepatitis B	61	14	65	2	+ 11
Fires	62	12	45	207	- 195
Appendicitis	63	12	47	164	- 152
Maternal Conditions	64	12	30	468	- 457
Encephalitis	65	4	51	104	- 99
Leishmaniasis	66	0	69	1	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	61	19	- 19
Malaria	69	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	53	70	- 70
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	62	10	- 10
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	58	33	- 33
Ascariasis	79	0	63	7	- 7
Chlamydia	80	0	67	2	- 2
Syphilis	81	0	64	3	- 3
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.